This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

This fog-enshrouded, antique corner store sells individual slices of wedding-fancy layer cakes from a window.

A bookstore with an entire room dedicated to damaged and forlorn comic books.

Deep into the lower floors of Pike Place, find a date with fowl fate.

In this subterranean brick arcade, a small shop continues the ancient practice of bookbinding.

Browse through roughly 130,000 titles in the world's largest independent video rental store.

This Seattle museum displays the history of the telephone through an impressive collection of telecom equipment.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

This offbeat trailer park is home to vintage peddlers, local artists, indie makers, and more.

Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.

The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.

This painted blacktop brings the classic arcade game to life.

A (slightly) grownup take on the classic retro arcade.

An enclosed rotunda at the Henry Art Gallery in which viewers can look up and see the uninterrupted sky.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

This Seattle store is packed with all sorts of curious creatures and creations.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

Peruse rare tomes like poetry bound in pearls or books with branches and berries growing out of their spines.